I found that the blog post about plasmids that I had outlined in my head had been written already on a website called Addgene.  The beginning of the Addgene post echoes many of the points that I made in the "Why work with Escherichia coli (E. coli)?" post. Image: Escherichia coli - scanning electron micrograph from … Continue reading Plasmid basics

For POLS course There is one section for today’s assignment. Gene regulation in bacteria Take notes on these and be ready to discuss the following questions in class: